Shear stress in the common carotid artery is related to both intima-media thickness and echogenecity: The Prospective Investigation of the Vasculature in Uppsala seniors study

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 299-308

  Lind, Lars ^a   Andersson, Jessika ^a   Larsson, Anders ^a   Sandhagen, Bo ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood viscosity; Intima media thickness; Plaques; Shear stress

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTERY MEDIA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CORONARY RISK; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SHEAR STRESS; SWEDEN;

AGED; AGING; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 75149157656     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/CH-2009-1241     Document Type: Article

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